# Amputations at TEMPCO ELECTRIC HEATER CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `20231110548` · 11/15/2023 · WOOD DALE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral
## Employer
- **Name:** TEMPCO ELECTRIC HEATER CORPORATION
- **Location:** 607 N. Central Ave., WOOD DALE, ILLINOIS, 60191
- **NAICS:** 333414
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a sand clog in a sand mixing machine when his right middle finger contacted the machine's auger and paddles, resulting in a partial amputation. The machine was energized at the time.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*